Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Fully Remote (UK & Ireland-based applicants preferred)
Salary: Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Advertised by VANRATH on behalf of a Leading Online Payments Company
VANRATH is proud to be partnering with a cutting-edge global payments company to recruit a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote position. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a critical role in establishing and scaling a modern DevOps culture across an innovative, merchant-focused technology environment.
If you're passionate about CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and automation-and want the freedom to lead from the front while driving transformation across a high-growth business-this could be the role for you.
About the Company
This fintech disruptor is building the next generation of capabilities powering a merchant-first ecosystem. With a focus on lean teams, big ideas, and outcome-driven solutions, this company fosters a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous growth. You'll be joining a collaborative and pragmatic team that values innovation over bureaucracy and is on a mission to redefine how modern payments work.
The Role
As the Lead DevOps Engineer, you will:
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Establish and grow the DevOps function across the business.
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Design and implement a scalable, enterprise-wide CI/CD pipeline with Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities.
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Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and act as a subject matter expert in DevOps and cloud architecture.
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Champion full automation across deployment pipelines and drive adoption of best practices across development teams.
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Collaborate closely with software engineers, product teams, and security to ensure robust, secure, and high-performing releases.
Key Responsibilities
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Build and maintain reusable, automated CI/CD pipelines with integrated quality and security gates.
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Lead cross-functional discussions on DevOps architecture and toolsets.
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Provide hands-on expertise in tools such as Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, CircleCI, and others.
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Implement and support deployments across AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.
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Integrate compliance, performance, and monitoring solutions into DevOps workflows.
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Create detailed documentation and continuously improve system and operational processes.
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Promote a DevOps-first mindset across agile product teams.
About You
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5+ years' experience in a dedicated DevOps or cloud engineering role.
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Strong experience with CI/CD tooling, infrastructure automation, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Proficient in Terraform, Ansible, Python (or similar scripting language), Docker, and Packer.
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Experienced in enterprise-scale environments, including production deployment and release management.
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Hands-on knowledge of agile delivery methods (Scrum, Kanban) and tools (Jira, Confluence).
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Excellent communication and leadership skills-comfortable guiding both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Strong problem-solving mindset and a continuous improvement attitude.
Preferred Qualifications
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Dual expertise in Azure and AWS.
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Certified in relevant DevOps or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Terraform Associate).
Why Apply?
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Fully remote working environment with a collaborative global team.
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Opportunity to lead transformation and build scalable systems from the ground up.
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Highly competitive salary, benefits package, and long-term career progression.
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Work with cutting-edge technologies in a high-impact fintech space.
For more information or to apply, reach out to VANRATH today. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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